Wheel-felly attachment



in.' ILP-ISK. WEB-EL BELLY ATTACHMENT.

I (NQ Model.)

Patented-Nov.21,1893.

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EARLs I. Fisk, or ALMENA, Miei-imn.

WH EEL-FELLY ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,927, dated November 21, 1893. Application iiled June 9,189 3. Serial No.477il06. (No model.)

To nl l whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, EARLS I. FISK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Almena, in

My inventionhas special reference to the yfelliesof vehicle Wheels, and it is designed as an improvement on those devices whereby the felly is supplied with oil, which oil is adapted to fill the poresof the wood and thus render that portion of the wheel impervious to Water and also incapable of being affected by the heat;'and my object is to provide a device of this general character which will be more desirable and eective= and which can be readily applied to any Wheel Without specially constructing the felly.

To this end my invention consists in certain improved features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts all of Which will be fully described hereinafterand finally embodied in the claims.

are shown as applied.

My improvements consist of a tubnlarchamberorreservoird formed p referablyof metallic v tubing and bent U-shaped, its arms having a normal spring tendency to diverge. The ends e of the reservoir CZ are bent out from the plane of the main portion at an angle of about thirty degrees, and are adapted to iit in the similarly arranged openingsf in the Wheel felly.

By this construction it will be seen that the outward tendency of the reservoir arms will serve to Wed ge the bent en'ds e into the inclined openings f, and thereby insure the secure seating of the reservoir. the reservoir is an opening g provided with a shoulder h having a packing ring or Washer arranged thereon,and with a screw-cap 'i which is designed to screw into they opening g and to bind against the shoulder h.' This forms an opening in the chamber by which it may be filled when required, and by means of the packing ring and screw cap, an airtight sealing is provided.

In operation the reservoir is filled at the end with a suitable oil and its ends inserted in the openingsf in the felly, whereupon the oil will be fed to the pores of the wood of which the felly is composed and gradually fill them. The effect of this is Well-known and appreciated, as it tends to keep out the Water and prevent the fellies from shrinking byheat. This is the preferred manner of manipulating the oiler, and the opening g and cap 1I are only shown as a varied or modified form which may if desired be used. The capi is preferably tapering throughout its length so that it will make a tight fit in the hole g, and is provided at its upper end with a Wing or stud by which it is screwed. This wing is of such a thickness that it may be embraced by the ears of an ordinary pocket-knife. Neither is it essential that the hole g be formed inthe particular place shown, for it is obvious that it could be arranged in any part of the reservoir.

The varied form shown in Fig. 3 is adapted for use in connection with heavy vehicles, Where it is desired to have a quantity of oil commensurate with the size of the Wheel. To this end I employ a much larger pipe, such as 7c to form the body of the reservoir, while thimbles Z are provided and screwed into the ends of the large pipe, after Which their remaining ends are bent out as were the ends e in Fig. 2. This form is also provided with an oilcharging opening, and arranged in 'slanting or oblique openings in the felly as previously explained in connection with the device of Fig. 2. v

I have also shown in Fig. et a substitute for the bent end of the reservoir. This'consists in simply forming a tapering recessmJ in leach Formed in the bend of end of the reservoir and providing a wedge n which when arranged in the bottom of the opening in the felly and when the recessed ends m have been driven down on it, will cause the said ends to bulge or spread out thereby locking them firmly in place. When this device is used, the ends are formed straight and used in connection with similar holes.

If the resiliency of the tube is not sufficient to securely hold the reservoir in placea spring bar o may be arranged in vthe tube so that it will operate to throw the arms of the reservoir out and thereby aid theln in binding against the openings in the fellies. This is shown by Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. A device for supplying oil to wheel fellies, consisting of a tubular receptacle bent so that its ends will occur about on the same plane with each other, said ends being adapted to fit into the felly and feed oil thereto, substantially asdescribed.

2. A device for supplying oil to wheel fellies, consisting of a tubular receptacle bent so that its ends will occur on about the same rplane with each other, said ends being adapted to t into the felly and to feed the oil thereto, and a feed opening formed in the receptacle at a point between its ends by which it may be filled with oil, substantially as described.

3. A device for supplying oil to wheel fellies, consisting of a tubular receptacle formed of spring metal, and bent so that its ends w1l1 occur on about the saine plane with each other, said ends being in turn bent outwardly and adapted to t in correspondingly inclined openings in the felvly whereby owing to the spring tendency of the receptacle the device is held in place, substantially as described.'

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

EARLS I. FISK.

Witnesses:

H. H. HILL, C. H. SMITH. 

